Display-rack.



M. MAYER.

DISPLAY RAUK. APPLICATION rum) JULY 16,1908.

Patented Oct. 6,1908.

UNITED ATES PATENTOFFICE.

'MoRrrz MAYE or NEw-YonK, .Y.

lsii cifieetion .1. Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

Application filed. .fui 16,1908. Serial K01 443574.-

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, MORITZ r p zen of the United States, residing in;the

borough of Manhattan, city, .'county', and

State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Display-Racks, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My present lIlVGIltlOIL relates 'to a display rack particularly adaptedto receive and support boxes or packages containing mer chandise .fordisplay and advertising purposes, and the object thereof is theprovision of a display rack which is cheap in construction, readily setup foruse, which is firm and strong and which is collapsible when not inuse so as 'to be readilypacked into a small space for economy in storageor shipment.

In carrying out my invention I preferably employ a frame member, across-bar connected to and adapted to slide upon the said frame member,a base, a top =member conas will be hereinafter moreparticularlydenected to the said cross-bar and a"member' intermediate ofthe said base and'top member; saidintermediate member being adapt ed toswing at one end on said cross-bar and at the other on one edgeqof thesaid base,

scribed. I p a v In the drawing, Figure 1 is a front elee vation of myimproved displayrack as set up ready for use. Fig. 2 isa sectionalelevation on line as, m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3isa cross section on a large scaleshowing the rack collapsed, and Fig. 4: is a partial sectional elevationshowing the rack as adapted for a modified use.

Referring'particularl to theidrawing, 10

indicates a frame mem er which is preferably rectangular inconfiguration and made.

of stout wire or other similar material. The;

cross-bar indicated at'll extends between the shorter sides of' theframe member 10 and the'ends of the cross bar 11 are looped around.these short sides of the frame as' indicated at 12. a

13 designates a base which ispreferably made of sheet metalor similarmaterial, one

edge of which is hinged td one of the long sides of the frame member 10as indicated at 14.

15 designates a top .orupper member, one. edge of which is hinged to thecross-bar 11-- as indicated at 16, and 17 'designatesan intermediatemember, one'edge of which is also hinged to the cross-bar 11 asindicated at 18; the opposite'edge of the intermediate, MAYER, a cit1-,

member 17 being hinged to the edge of the her 15- and intermediatemember 17 like the metal. The intermediate member 17 in. suitable thesame may be setup to receive and sup= port a cigar. box shown-in dottedlines in Fig. 2 and indicated at 25, for which the displ ay'rackcomprising my present invention is particularlydesigned, and as will beapparent, in placing the box in position in the rack, the lower outeredge of. the box rests against the-inner surface of the hinge I 14while, the upper end of the intermediate member is adjusted to bearagainst the outer surface of the rear side of the. cigar box against thetop member 15 and the upper or outer ed e of the lid passes under thetongues ported at an angle for the purpose of displaying the. contentsthereof, and furtherrnore', as will be manifest, the parts of the rackmay be adjusted to receive and support looped ends 12 of the cross-bar11 slide up and down upon the short sides of the frame member 1 5 restsagainst the the frame member 10. I

While as hereinbeforefstated, the display V upper side of ticularly'designed for receiving and supportbe understood that the device is notlimited to this purpose, as forfinstance' as shown. in Fig. 4., it ma-ybeemployed to receive and support an open-ended box of almost anydescription in" order to display the contents -base'13 are alsopreferably made of sheet 24 in "w ich position the boxv will be supacigarbox of any size, and in the adjustment. of the. cigar'box in thedisplay rack-that the rack comprising my present invention is par-v base13 as indicated at 19. The top mempositions is provided withslots 20 andbetween'the slots 20 the intermediate member position as indicated inFig. 3 and also that i and vthecover thereof is turned back to liemember 10 and that when in position the top ing cigar boxes to display.the cigars, it will rack only that portion of the" top member thereof;in which instance as will be understood, the lower inner edge of the boxwill rest against the support legs 23 and the entire outer surface ofthe top member 15 may be employed for advertising purposes, Whereas whena cigar box is mounted in the above the tongues 2A may be utilized foradvertising purposes.

I claim as m invention:

1. A collapsi le display rack comprising a frame, a cross-bar connectedthereto and adapted to slide thereon, a base, a top member connected tosaid'cross-bar and a member intermediate of the said base and topmember, and connected and adapted to swing at one edge on the saidcrossbar and at the other edge on one edge of the said base, theopposite edge of the said base being connected to the said frame. V g

2. A collapsible display rack comprising a rectangular frame,a cross-barconnected to and adapted to slide on the opposite sides of .the saidrectangular frame, a base connected at one edgeto the said frame andadapted to swmg thereon, a top member; connected to i and adapted toswing. on the said cross-bar, anda member mtermedlate of the said baseand top member and connected at one edge to the said cross-bar andadapted to swing thereon and connected at the opposite edge to an edgeof the said base.

3. A collapsible display rack comprising a rectangular wire frame, across-bar extending between the short sides of the said frame andadapted to slide thereon, a base hinged at one edge to the lower longside of the.

said frame, a top member hinged to the said cross bar and anintermediate member hinged at one edge to the saideross-bar and at theopposite'edge to an edge ofthe said base.

4:- A collapsible display rack comprising a rectangular wire frame, across-bar extending between the short sides of the said frame v andadapted to slide thereon, a base hinged at one edge to the lower longside of the said frame, a, top member hinged to the said cross-bar and.a rod pivotally mounted on.

the rear side of the said intermediate member and whose extremities areturned at right angles thereto and passed through slots providedtherefor in the said intermediate member and adapted to rest upon thesaid base to form support legs for the boxes to be received andsupported in the rack.

. 5. A collapsible display rack comprising a rectangular wire frame, across-bar ext/end ,.tongues cut from the said top member adapted tosecure in position the hinged lid of the box received and supported inthe rack.

6. A collapsible display rack comprising a rectangular wire frame, awire bar connected to and extending across the frame and slidable alongopposite members thereof, three sheet metal members of "equal widthhinged together in parallel lines, one of said members hinged to thesaid wire frame and said wire bar forming the hinge pin connecting theother two of said sheet metal members.

7 A collapsible display rack comprising a rectangular wire frame, a wirebar connected to and extending across the frame and slidable alongopposite members thereof, three sheet metal members of equal widthhinged togetherlin parallel lines, one formin a base, another a braceand .the' third'an mclined support and display surface, one of saidmembers hinged to the said wire frame, and said wire bar forming thehinge pin connecting the brace and support of said sheet metal members,means on the latter member engaging an object,-and, support legspivotally connected to the intermediate of said members.

Signed by me this 11th day of July 1908. MORITZ MAYER. witnessesz.

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, 'E. ZACH'ARIASEN.

